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Page Three
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Wednesday, April 6, 1921
farmers Concentrate Efforts To Kill Speculator
Tlie , . "
Marketing
JidPledged
SByWallace
? department of Agri
rci)lcnlture Should Co-operate
With Pro
ducers, Claim
j1""" Chicago, April 5. The depart-
-jnt of agriculture Kliould leu'i
e same aid to farmers in mar
flffting their crops as it does in
eir production, Secretary Wal
:e declared today in an address
LTe before the Farmers Grain
jn irketlng committee of seven
5g. "There is just as much rea
a." he said, "why tlie deuart-
l. t(nt should assist the farmer in
veloping methods of marketing
i crops efficiently as that it
'CE(ould assist him in increasing his
rhuioductlou."
nigStudy of the improved market
ppjg methods as well as of condi-
ma the farmer should under -
. ind to pioduce intelligently and
"djust his production to tlie needs
fft consumption, ' tlie secretary
'id, "are proper functions of the
partment."
The department "should turn on
m :B light," he continued, 'if there
e IU9 points along the way at which
ere is unnecessary waste, that
ould be made known. If there
e men along the way who are
ling too mm ii toll for the sorv
j, ) they render, that also should
MOF made known. A plentiful sup
r of food at prices which are jus!
both producer and consumer is
1 al to our national welfare and
J is a proper function of I he sn
lment to do what it can to in
retJ're It."'
Grit is coming to he recognized,"
' said, "that if prices are to he
El!tisfactory, there must he a right
justment of production to mar
ting conditions."
The farmer's right to organize
,o associations, co-operative or
)Catterwise, for the purpose of mar
ting their crops, Mr. Wallace
wd, cannot be quest ioned "so long
Itkthey Observe the requi remen : s
lllour laws.' A denial of tn's
H tht, be K'
luting tin free farmers of the
jilted State: in ,i coiidiiion coir
able wilh ilie down I rodden
l-gHapants or peons of less enlight
' ".d countries and would bring
ton us all the griefs which those
utries are hearing."
jQiWhile noi discussing the com
( ttee's marketing plan in detail,
e secretary said it appeared to
La(ve Pr0e(1 practical experi
ce of the past and to have avoid
the weaknesses which hud
3ken down many previous ,ir
, ,j nidations. II had tried, he said.
EE Improve the present marketing
'ichinery and had not undertak-
to Wipe it out. adding "m this
3 u have fceeu most wise." The
JJ(nmittee, he asserted, was
either attempting to create a
mopoly nor to fix prices."
Details of the plan preparer-,
a(-ering nearly a year of confer
ees, to market the majority of
...a farm products of the country
J jjder the most favorable price
16 'hditlons were submitted to rep
JJTjentatlves of tlie various farm
..Sanitations behind the proposal
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wa Snow Delays Opener.
15iSalt Lake City, rtah. April 6.
00 ;ie Oaklend-Salt Lake opening
15 ill game tor the season, sched
uled for yesterday and postponed
;E itil today, has been further post-'ot-ned.
Snow continued to fall here
m- day but. the weather man pre
' cted that Thursday would be
ir. "Wet grounds" was the rea
n assigned for postponement.
Maybe Jeff did this for the benefit of the owls, too.
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Trade Mark registered in the U. S. Patent Office.
.v. The La Grande city commission
n 18 engaged engineers and out
ph tied the policy for building a new
-ater system this summer.
we can
natural
world w
eyes ar
function
vision t.
I an eye
lot appreciate the
beauties of the
! live in unless our
performing their
; properly. If your
is become impaired
delay in seeking
investigation at tbe
hands of our optometrists.
We will make for you glasses
MHpl (it your vision and
face.
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Farmers Meeting
Will be Most Vital
In World's History
Ratification Conference On Cooperative Grain
Marketing Opens In Chicago Today; Na
tional Pool Is Suggested and Machinery for
Handling Crops Is Outlined
Chicago, April 6. The ratification conference on the co
operative grain marketing plan submitted by the farmers
marketing committee of seventeen assembled here today
for "the most important meeting of farmers that the history
of our country or any other country has ever recorded," in
the words of C. H. Gustafson, chairman of the committee.
Pool All Grain.
The plan proposed by the com
mittee of seventeen as a basis of
action, called for farmers to con
tract for the sale of all their grain
as members of the national co
operative organization. Several
ways of disposing of the grain
were offered. The principal one
was for a national pool. Machin
ery for handling the enormous
quantities of pooled grain was
outlined. This consisted in pan
of national agencies for finance
and for export.
The proposed plan differed in
some respects from that promted
by the Wheat Growers Association
fo America with headquarters in
Kansas, and from the system al
ready in operation under the
Northwest Wheat Growers Ex
change. The three organizations
were united in aim, they reported,
though not entirely in scope or
method.
Self Protection Aim.
"The plan provides purely and
simply for the farmer to enter up
on a program of conducting his
own business of marketing," said
Mr. Gustafson. "It is purely a co
operative plan offered in competi
tion with existing unsatisfactory
methods of marketing. We be
lieve that, while recognizing and
protecting the rights of the con
suming public, it insures the farm
er an equitable and just return on
his grain crops by effecting sav
ings, avoiding speculatiqn, pre
venting needless duplication of ef
fort and eventually stabilizing the
market for grain crops.
Speculators Attacked.
"We are told that the farmer
receives 3 4 cents of the dollar that
the consumer pays for farm prod
ucts. There is need to change that
ratio. It Las apparently been the
function of the farmer to produce
and then take his chance with
market fluctuations and with mar
ket condtiions where waste, dup'. ;
cation, manipulation and specula
tion have operated to turn the law
f supply and demand upside
lown.
"With all other farmerr, ; resenr
he discovery that the just and
quitable share of profits from my
bor and the labor of my neigh- scene.
bors has elected a brovvnstone
front on Lakeshore Drive or out
fitted a palace pleasure boat in
stead of being returned to rne,
wherewith to purchase the new
dress that my wifje had been wait
ing two years for, or to enable ins
to give my girl some of the ad
vantages that her town
friends enjoy."
girl
Four Swimming
Teams to Enter
Tonight's Meet
Chicago, April 6, Four teams
are entered in the National A. A.
U. 440 yard relay championship
swimming race tonight and tbe
National A. A. U. water pole
championship, the Olympia club of
San Francisco, the New York A.
C., the Chicago A. A. and the Illi
nois A. C.
In addition there will be a 220
yard breast stroke race between
Robert Shelton of the I. A. C,
Steve Ruddy of the New York A.
C, Walter Howell of the Olympic
club and Andrew Brunh irt of tbe
C. A. A. The San Francisco team
won the water polo title last year.
Void Warrants
May Fall Back
On Treasurer
If Miss Lenore Powell, treasurer
of Linn county, paid out money or
void, warrants of which she had
actual notice or of which she
should have been advised by reason
of her office and the circum
stances in connection with the
issuing and endorsement of such
warrants she is personally liable
therefor, according to an opinion
written by Attorney General Van
Winkle for L. G. Lewelling, dis
trict attorney for Linn county. If,
however, the opinion continues,
the warrants upon which the ex
cess payments were made appear
ed to be regular upon their face
and such that she could not have
( been advised concerning their ir
regularity, she can not be held re
sponsible for their payment. The
opinion is based upon the payment
of Linn county warrants concern
ing which there appears to be some
question as to the validity.
Lockout Declared.
London, April 6. A lockout has
been declared by the factory own
ers of Turin, the important Italian
industrial center, and troops have
occupied the factories there, says a
dispatch to the Central News from
Rome today.
STARTS TO-NIGHT
Disorders Grow
In Mine Strike
London, April 6. Disorders
which began yesterday in the coal
mining town of Cowdenbeath, in
Fifeshire, Scotland, became more
serious at midnight and Jn a series
of melees with the police, a num
ber of strikers were injured, ac
cording to a Central News dispatch
from Dunfermline. The message
states that several policemen were
wounded.
The rioters repeatedly broke
through the police cordon and cut
electric light wires, throwing the
town into darkness. Police rein
forcements are being rushed to the
LLOYD HUGHES
of
(HOMESPUJT FOLKS)
and
FLORENCE VIDOR
American Reply To
Huns Pleases French
Paris, April 5. The reply of
the United States to Germany on
the reparations question has given
the greatest satisfaction to French
official circles, where it is regard
ed as finally closing the door to all
escape by Germany from meeting
her liabilities under the treaty of
Versailles.
The newspapers devoted much
space tod iy to the correspondence
between Charles E. Hughes, Amer
ican secretary of state, and Dr.
Walter Simons, German foreign
minister.
L'Home Libre says:
"America's reply was peremp
tory and decisive. America's word
brings us great consolation in the
most difficult hour of our history."
Hold Revival Meeting.
West Salem, Or., Auril 6. Re
vival meetings at the Methodist
church are still being conducter.
by Rev. Hawthorn. Tuesday even
ing Mr. Nichol, a student of the
Kimball college in Salem, occupied
the pulpit. The attendance and
interest appear good,
interest appear good.
Police Barracks Atttacked.
Belfast, April 6. Sinn Fein
forces made attacks during last
night on many police barracks and
police patrols in County Tyrone,
northern Irciana.
TT EE P supply of
XV PEARL OIL (kero
sene) on hand for use in
oil cockstoves, heaters
and lamps. Pearl Oil is
clean and economical.
Vour dealer can supply
you. Ask for PEARL
OIL.
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
The Spring Shoe Sale
Is a "Real Sale"
"Honest to Goodness" Bargains are being offered in shoes
and hundreds of wise Salem people are taking advantage
of the bargains the two necessary factors for a suc
cessful sale. Saturday is the last day, so you must hurry.
COME
TODAY '
AND
SAVE
DON'T
MISS
THIS
SALE
At the Electric Sign "SHOES."
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